Anabaptist World USAA Conversation Between Pulpit, Pew, and Bible by Donald B. Kraybill and C. Nelson Hostetter |
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"An invaluable resource on the extraordinary world the Anabaptists have made." --Stanley M. Hauerwas, Duke University
This path-breaking work assembles all the pieces of the Anabaptist puzzle in the United States for the first time. Anchored on a database of 5,400 congregations, it provides an authoritative overview of more than 60 Amish, Brethren, Hutterite, and Mennonite groups. Lively interpretative essays, helpful graphics, photographs, group profiles, and state-by-state summaries make this a turn-of-the-century reference.
Donald B. Kraybill and C. Nelson Hostetter trace the origins of the Anabaptist movement and relationships between Anabaptist groups. They describe common convictions as well as the colorful diversity.
This guide to the puzzles of the Anabaptist world will assist scholars, leaders, and members of the described communities as well as outsiders who want an accessible introduction to the Anabaptist world in the United States.
"Provides concise descriptions of the four major Anabaptist groupings, explains how they are alike and how different, and offers helpful lists of detailed information never before available." --Donald F. Durnbaugh
About the Authors . . .
Donald B. Kraybill has authored, co-authored, and edited more than 15 books on Anabaptist groups. He is professor of sociology and Anabaptist studies at Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania. C. Nelson Hostetter has led Mennonite Disaster Service for many years and is the compiler of Anabaptist Mennonites Nationwide, USA (1997).